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Plates XI. and XII.
(6) Saith Osiris Ani, when he cometh unto this Arit; "He sitteth to do his heart's desire, and he weigheth
(7) words as the second of Thoth. The strength of Thoth[6] humbleth the (8) hidden Maata gods[7] who
feed upon Maat throughout the years [of their lives].[8] I make offerings at the (9) moment when [he]
passeth on his way; I pass on and enter on the way; Grant thou that I may pass through and that I may
gain sight of Ra together with those who make offerings."
[1. Birch: "Pure Spirits." Pierret: "Intelligents."
2. I.e., the Arit.
3 Literally standard or perch. Var. ###.
4 Var. ###.
5 Var. ###.
6. Var. "the strength of Osiris is the strength of Thoth."
7 Varr. Nemasa, and Sah, "Orion." The reading in Lepsius is Masti, "gods of the thigh."
8. Var. "their years are the years of Osiris."
9. The text here differs from all others and may be corrupt.]
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Vignette III.: The third Arit, guarded by three gods; the first with the head of a jackal, the second the
head of a dog, and the third the head of a serpent. The first holds an ear of corn (?), and each of the others
a knife.
Text: (1) THE THIRD ARIT. The name of the (2) doorkeeper is Qeq-hauau-ent-pehui;[1] the name of
the (4) watcher is Se-res-hra;[2] the name of the herald is Aaa.[3]
Saith Osiris Ani, [when he cometh to this Arit]: (6) "I am hidden [in] the great deep, [I am] the judge of
the Rehui.[4] I have come and I have done away with the offences of Osiris. I am building up the
standing place (7) which cometh forth from his urerit (?) crown. I have done his business in Abtu, I have
opened the way in Re-stau, I have (8) eased the pain which was in Osiris. I have made straight his
standing place, and I have made [his] path.[5] He shineth in Re-stau."
Vignette IV.: The fourth Arit, guarded by three gods; the first with the head of a man, the second the
head of a hawk, and the third the head of a lion. The first holds an ear of corn and each of the others a
knife.
Text: (1) THE FOURTH ARIT. The name of the (2) doorkeeper is Khesef-hra-asht- (3) kheru;[6] the
name of the (4) watcher is Seres-tepu;[7] (5) the name of the herald is (6) Khesef-At.[8]
Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani, triumphant, [when he cometh to this Arit]: "I am the [mighty] bull, the (7)
son of the ancestress of Osiris. O grant ye that his father, the lord of his godlike (8) companions, may
bear witness for him. Here the guilty are weighed in judgment. I have brought unto (9) his nostrils eternal
life. I am the son of Osiris, I have made the way, I have passed thereover into Neter-khert."
PLATE XII.--Vignette V.: The fifth Arit, guarded by three gods; the first with the head of a hawk, the
second the head of a man, and the third the head of a snake. Each holds a knife.
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